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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2022
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Nien L. Lee, Peoria, IL (US);
Nicholas S. Craven, Mapleton, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A seal ring inspection system may include a chuck system configured for securing a seal ring and an inspection tool framework arranged about the chuck system and configured to adjustably support a plurality of inspection tools relative to the seal ring. The system may also include a plurality of inspection tools adjustably arranged on the inspection tool framework including an imaging device and a plurality of laser scanners. The plurality of laser scanners may also include a surface laser scanner and a pair of diagonally directed profile laser scanners collectively configured for capturing a full profile of the seal ring.